Ngaio Lenz
Abstract Painter, Assemblage & Collage Artist (Eimeo, QLD)

Ngaio is an experienced interior decorator, having run her own business for the past 9 years. She has always been interested in colour and design, proportion and texture. Ngaio has been painting for the past 8 years and is currently studying towards a fine arts degree through Curtin University.

Exhibition History:

July 2006 : Combines Exhibition Arthouse Gallery
March 2006 : Solo Exhibition "Flotsam"- Whitsunday Anglican School
April 2005 : Solo Exhibition "Quiet Moments"- Mackay Town Hall
2003 : Exhibited Earth Homewares

Artist Statement:

"My paintings are an intuitive response to the fossiking and gathering of objects and are an interpretation of the collection of old letters, recipes and stamps passed down to me from my grandmother."

"A nostalgia for the discarded and a reflection of the past lives of found objects. There is a vaguely mosaic feel to the paintings, collages and assemblages I work on. A placement of pieces, like the pieces of a jigsaw fitting together, or the laying of random mosaic tiles. It is a response to the entwined nature of our lives and the layering and overlapping of everything around us. "

"Abstract works provide me an outlet for pure intuitive mark making, allowing colour to be built up and then eliminated to reveal marks and lines, often accidental, but purposefully left. Neutral tones, taupes,and lots of white, sometimes a splash of red and chocolate are my favoured palette. Mostly there is just a pure joy in the paint being moved around the canvas. The sense of connection to the found objects being place, and the thread of nostalgia for the texture and smell of the papers and letters used in the collages I also work on."

Ngaio is interested in connecting with galleries and people seeking original commissioned artworks. To learn more about her stunning paintings and assemblages, visit her website below and contact her directly for any opportunities.

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